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Featured Guest Blogger: Gary Schwitzer Gary Schwitzer Every day for the past 6.5 years, I’ve worked with a team of great people to try to reach journalists and the public they serve to try to improve...
View ArticleThe 2012 Health Literacy & Shared Decision Making Series: A Recap
First, thanks to all the contributors for an amazing month of insightful articles on health literacy and shared decision making. If you missed any, here’s a recap. Steven Kussin kicked things off by...
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Featured Guest Co-Bloggers: Geri Lynn Baumblatt, M.A. and Nananda Col, M.D., M.P.H. Excerpt from “The Value and Challenges of Shared Decision Making”, Dorland Review, February 2013 On the surface,...
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